Wantaway star, onion bag, 110 per cent: Dictionary of Football uncovers what it all means

That’s right, the lads really did give the scoreline a one-sided look today, as they silenced the boo boys, in the relegation six-pointer.

And we all despise those trigger-happy chairmen and those pesky wantaway strikers who don’t give 110 per cent.

But what does it all mean?

Ian Bendelow and Jamie Kidd’s hilarious book - Dictionary of Football - is now out to tell you just that.

The pair watched hundreds of televised games and developed a discerning ear for commentaries across channels.

So fascinated by this new language, they chronicled it, classified it and published it to produce a dictionary of the modern game.

Dictionary of Football features over 1,000 phrases used by players, managers, pundits, journalists and fans.

It’s full of humour and intellect but, at its heart, is a love letter to all things football fandom.

So if you’re confused by ‘Unbelievable Jeff’, worry no more.

For it’s “a Chris Kamara-ism. What was initially a method to describe a piece of play that was difficult to fathom or almost impossible. “Unbelievable Jeff! You’ll not believe this, Patrick Roberts, all five foot five of him has just floored his own team-mate, the man mountain Dan Burn. Accidentally of course but the boy – he went flying.”

The book - published by Bennion Kearny - is available in Print and eBook formats.